Office 2016 Specs
As with previous versions, Office 2016 is made available in several distinct editions aimed towards different markets. All traditional editions of Microsoft Office 2016 contain Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote and are licensed for use on one computer.
Five traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Windows:
- Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote.
- Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook.
- Standard: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications, as well as Outlook and Publisher.
- Professional: This retail suite includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher, and Access.
- Professional Plus: This suite includes the core applications, as well as Outlook, Publisher, Access, and Skype for Business.
Application(s) |
Home & Student |
Home & Business |
Standard |
Professional |
Professional Plus |
Core applications |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Outlook |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Publisher |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Access |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Skype for Business |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Retail versions of Office 2016 for Windows use the Click-to-Run installer. Volume-licensed versions of Office 2016 use Windows Installer (MSI) technology. Some editions like Professional Plus are available in both retail (C2R) and volume (MSI) channels.
Three traditional editions of Office 2016 were released for Mac:
- Home & Student: This retail suite includes the core applications only.
- Home & Business: This retail suite includes the core applications and Outlook.
- Standard: This suite, only available through volume licensing channels, includes the core applications and Outlook.
System Requirements for Windows:
- Computer and processor: 1 GHz or faster x86 or x64 with SSE2 instruction set
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard disk: 3 GB of available disk space
- Display: 1024 x 768 screen resolution
- Graphics: Graphics hardware acceleration requires a DirectX 10 graphics card
- Operating system: Windows 7 or later, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012
- Browser: The current or immediately previous version of Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Firefox, or Microsoft Edge.
- .NET version: .NET 3.5 required, some features may require .NET 4.0 or 4.5 CLR to also be installed
System Requirements for MacOS:
- Computer and processor: Intel processor
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Hard disk: 6 GB of available disk space. HFS+ hard disk format (also known as macOS Extended or APFS)
- Display: 1280 x 800 or higher resolution monitor
- Operating system: Office 2016 for Mac requires macOS Sierra, macOS High Sierra, or later
As for the Manufacturer Part Number (MPN), these vary depending on the exact version of Office 2016 you’re looking for:
Windows:
- Office 2016 Home & Business: T5D-02776
- Office 2016 Professional: 269-16814
- Office 2016 Home & Student: 79G-04589
- Office 2016 Standard Volume license: 021-10554
Mac:
- Office 2016 Home & Business for Mac: W6F-00996
- Office 2016 Home & Student for Mac: GZA-00850
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all possible part numbers. Also, always confirm these details with the official Microsoft website or authorized Microsoft retailers, as this information might have changed since my last training data in September 2021.